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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif'>I have just started getting messages from onedrive (OneDrive <a href="mailto:photos@onedrive.com">photos@onedrive.com</a>) containing a small group of photos and the message<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif'><img border=0 width=592 height=248 style='width:6.1666in;height:2.5833in' id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image001.png@01DC4B15.C9B12B20"></span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif'>I thought my onedrive account was private to me. Apparently not.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif'>When I click on “View all memories” I am asked to log in to Microsoft.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif'>I went to gemini.ai and asked about onedrive privacy. Here is a portion of what it responded:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif'>Managing your OneDrive photos' privacy involves controlling sharing permissions and using specific privacy features. Here are the main ways to do so: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif'>1. Control Sharing Permissions<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif'>The most direct way to manage privacy is by controlling who has access to your files and folders. <o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif'>Sharing Individual Photos/Folders:</span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=circle><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif'>Right-click</span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif'> on the photo or folder you want to manage.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif'>Select <b>Share</b> or <b>Manage access</b> [1].<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif'>In the sharing dialogue, you can:<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul></ul><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=circle><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=circle><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level3 lfo2'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif'>See who currently has access [1].<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul></ul></ul><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=circle><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=circle><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level3 lfo3'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif'>Stop sharing entirely.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul></ul></ul><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=circle><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=circle><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level3 lfo4'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif'>Change permissions from "can edit" to "can view" (read-only).<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul></ul></ul><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=circle><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=circle><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level3 lfo5'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif'>Remove specific users [1].<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul></ul></ul><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=circle><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=circle><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level3 lfo6'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif'>Set an expiration date for the shared link [1].<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul></ul></ul><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=circle><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=circle><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level3 lfo7'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif'>Set a password for the link (with a Microsoft 365 subscription) [1].<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul></ul></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>John Rudy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>781-861-0402<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>781-718-8334 cell<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>13 Hawthorne Lane<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Bedford MA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'><a href="mailto:jjrudy1@comcast.net">jjrudy1@comcast.net</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><img border=0 width=124 height=115 style='width:1.2916in;height:1.1927in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.png@01DC4B15.C9B12B20"></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>